Hiking on Maui, Hawaii

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Descend into the enormous and otherworldly crater of Maui's Haleakala National Park

Maui's highest point is the summit of Haleakala, where you'll find the immense caldera of possibly the largest dormant volcano on the planet. This short hike descends into the crater to explore the dramatic history of the mountain with its many cinder cones and lava lava flows.
Elevation gain:
• 1,600ft (from 8,300 – 9,900ft)
Tips:
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Dramatic and always scenic. Hiking the Waihee ridgeline up in the Maui mountains.

This 4.5 mile round-trip hike in West Maui Forest Reserve promises lush scenery, great valley views and some dramatic ridge-line hiking.
As on the windward side of all Hawaiian islands, you're more likely to be in for wet weather and muddy conditions. But it's not all that bad, since this means waterfalls are plentiful, the vegetation is greener...

The road the leads to this hike will dead end at a marked gate. Just park on the side of the road and enter through the gate on foot.This is a great trail for hiking or mountain biking! We brought our dogs, and this hike is very dog friendly. Just remember lots of water for the pupsThe only bummer is the very steep, asphalt road for the first half mile of the...

This was the first short hike of a two-hike day. We'd never been to the 'Iao Valley before but it looked like a "must see" location and it really was beautiful.There are a pair of very short paved paths near the parking area, and then a dirt trail runs west from one of those paths. It splits into multiple paths that generally follow the Iao Stream west. We followed these paths for...

The
Waihee Ridge Trail is short but uphill the entire way to Lanilili peak
(2569’) at the end of the hike. You’ll climb pretty much non-stop for
about 1,500’, with very little flat or downhill, until you reach the peak. Of course, the hike back is nearly all downhill. Along
the way up there is a bench with view of a large waterfall, but since the
falls are something like a mile...

fantastic little hike down to the top of the first cinder cone. Air was as still as could be, and completely silent within the crater-valley. Very few folks on the trail, too. Combined the silence of being in a closed room all by yourself, with the expansiveness of in a massive valley, being able to see for miles. Amazing experience.

This is a hike I took with my husband Dave during our trip to Maui. It was in 'Iao Valley State Park, which is in the shadow of the 'Iao Needle, a natural rock pinnacle. It takes you through a beautiful rainforest along a stream.
This valley was once home to many native Hawaiians, and was the scene of a fierce battle between the forces of King Kamehameha I and the armies of...

Did a gorgeous hike on the Sliding Sands trail and then the Halemau'u Trail ... Parked at the trailhead for the Halemau'u Trail (at about 8000 feet), hitched a ride to the summit, then started hiking at about 11 AM. Total trip time was just over 5 hours, with about 4 hours of walking. It was surprisingly warm (in the mid-high 60s). Dropped down to about 6500' inside the crater (from 10,000'...

We drove about 1 hr from Kihei. From Kahului, take 340 north on the Kahekii Hwy. About 0.9 mi from mile marker 6, watch for the Mendes Ranch on the right. The turnoff for the Boy Scout camp is immediately on the left. You can park here or continue another 0.8 mi up the hill to reach the parking are next to the Boy Scout Camp. On this day, there were only...

This is at mile marker 10.2, an unnamed hunters road that connects with several EMI ditch roads. It would be easy to get lost up here if you don't pay attention. The first quarter mile is pretty steep up. To get to the 1925 bridge from this road take the first left, then right at your next intersection about a mile and a half in (this is Wahinepe'e Road which starts at...

Mile marker 6.6 Made it to the third waterfall, but the footing to the fourth was HAIRY!! Then once again tried to find the 1925 bridge with the 100 foot waterfall. Nope, this time the directions said turn left, but go up the double road (that was to the RIGHT!) so had a nice hike to the end of the road along the contour of the mountain with gorgeous views, but no...

Two tenths of a mile past marker 21 is a hunter's road Wailua Iki that is officially on EMI leased lands and you probably need permission ... that said, there are 13 waterfalls we saw along the way. This hike was amazing! There is a spur trail that is a little mushy in a mossy kind of way, but gives you a great view of the road and a waterfall that you...

This is a multi-use trail system through a forest reserve. It is a loop hike that takes you through cook pine groves, tropical ash groves, then lush stands of kahili ginger and a mature eucalyptus grove. The trail system is being updated and really is geared more for mountain/downhill biking than hiking, but it is still a nice loop. The first time we came, it rained nearly the entire time. This time...

Between the entrance to Haleakala National Park and the park's visitor center lies Hosmer Grove, at 6,750 feet. We started our day with an easy and beautiful hike through eucalyptus, cedar, spruce, and pine trees (aromas were delicious) into shrubland where we looked for the four types of honeycreepers that are native to this area. This trail was short and sweet, easy with plenty of plaque markers to identify the trees, and...